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It was discovered that LibreOffice, an office productivity suite, could try to write to invalid memory areas when importing malformed RTF files. This could allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or arbitrary code execution via crafted RTF files. . - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-3163-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. http://www.debian.org/security/ Alessandro Ghedini February 19, 2015 http://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : libreoffice CVE ID : CVE-2014-9093 Debian Bug : 771163 It was discovered that LibreOffice, an office productivity suite, could try to write to invalid memory areas when importing malformed RTF files. This could allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or arbitrary code execution via crafted RTF files. For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 1:3.5.4+dfsg2-0+deb7u3. For the upcoming stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 1:4.3.3-2. For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 1:4.3.3-2. We recommend that you upgrade your libreoffice packages. Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://www.debian.org/security/ Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Cyber assailants may target LibreOffice by utilizing corrupted RTF documents, leading to denial of service or unapproved code execution.. LibreOffice Security Update, Denial of Service Risk, Debian RTF Exploit. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team
Feb 19, 2015
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